The Measurement of Inter-Personal Violence: A Review
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 17 (4) , 273-278
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580247701700411
Abstract
The qualitative assessment of violence is discussed and four scales which have been used to measure interpersonal violence are described. These scales are then compared with regard to how far they take into account the intent of the aggressor, the circumstances of the offence and the degree of injury inflicted and the advantages and disadvantages of these various criteria of violence are appraised.Keywords
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- Criminality and Violence in Epileptic PrisonersThe British Journal of Psychiatry, 1971